Tight squeeze

RelievedSheff

Why not just put a double mattress on the floor, or mark out the size of a double mattress in cardboard, and position it in the room to see what room you are left with.

Poquito

player1_2 said:

bouicca21 said:

That’s a similar size to my spare room.  I’ve put a good quality sofa bed in there.  It opens up to a small double.  That way I can use the room for other purposes. A double bed would fill the space up and mean that it was so cramped that I had effectively lost the use of a room.  

Now there’s an idea - hadn’t considered that. A good quality sofa means I get more use out the room when no guests staying, and I could put in a chest of drawers (even if they are less accessible when the sofa bed is occasionally extended ). 

This is what we did in our spare room and we purchased an L shaped one and this area lifts with storage underneath to store the extra duvet and pillows… no need for a permanent bed to be up. The bed was only used over Christmas. 

ThisIsWeird

player1_2 said:

bouicca21 said:

That’s a similar size to my spare room.  I’ve put a good quality sofa bed in there.  It opens up to a small double.  That way I can use the room for other purposes. A double bed would fill the space up and mean that it was so cramped that I had effectively lost the use of a room.  

Now there’s an idea - hadn’t considered that. A good quality sofa means I get more use out the room when no guests staying, and I could put in a chest of drawers (even if they are less accessible when the sofa bed is occasionally extended ). 

If this is really a 'guest' room, then Bouic has almost certainly given you the solution

A good quality sofa bed is a comfy thing, both for sitting on and for sleeping, so not even a compromise. When not guesting, you have your chill-out room.

player1_2

RelievedSheff said:

Why not just put a double mattress on the floor, or mark out the size of a double mattress in cardboard, and position it in the room to see what room you are left with.

Good thinking 👍

player1_2

ThisIsWeird said:

player1_2 said:

bouicca21 said:

That’s a similar size to my spare room.  I’ve put a good quality sofa bed in there.  It opens up to a small double.  That way I can use the room for other purposes. A double bed would fill the space up and mean that it was so cramped that I had effectively lost the use of a room.  

Now there’s an idea - hadn’t considered that. A good quality sofa means I get more use out the room when no guests staying, and I could put in a chest of drawers (even if they are less accessible when the sofa bed is occasionally extended ). 

If this is really a 'guest' room, then Bouic has almost certainly given you the solution

A good quality sofa bed is a comfy thing, both for sitting on and for sleeping, so not even a compromise. When not guesting, you have your chill-out room.

Agreed, and I like Poquito’s suggestion of an L shaped sofa bed which means I can store the duvet and linen - that gives me a usable room which can be quickly turned into a guest room.

ouraggie

RelievedSheff said:

Why not just put a double mattress on the floor, or mark out the size of a double mattress in cardboard, and position it in the room to see what room you are left with.

I did this, but i used a duvet cover spread out to the right measurements.

pjs493

GDB2222 said:

What size is a “full size double bed “?  Do you mean 4’6”, and the Queen size is 4’?

A queen size is bigger than a double. A queen size is 5’. I’ve got one in my spare room. 

A 4’ bed is what Americans often call a ‘full’ which is basically just a large single bed often found in fully furnished rental complexes. Can be hard to find in the UK and even harder to find sheets that fit. 

I also have a king size in the master bedroom which is just shy of 6’ wide.